Climate change impacts on irrigated maize in Mediterranean climates: Evaluation of double cropping as an emerging adaptation alternative

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-30

  Meza, Francisco J ^a   Silva, Daniel ^a   Vigil, Hernán ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chile; Climate change scenarios; Double cropping; DSSAT model; Maize yields

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP PRODUCTION; DOUBLE CROPPING; IRRIGATION; MAIZE;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 46549085776     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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